David,
You are correct, the person that assembled the retainers last time, placed
the dust cover on wrong. It does indeed have to be installed on over the
retaining clips. It is intended to keep the dirt and road grime out of the
clips. You again have correctly idententified another one of the auto
makers cost shortcuts, the lack of a drain plug in the differential. Most
often the lube will not require changing, unless the diff has been submerged
in water. Just the occasional topping off, which is no fun thing, given the
extremely close confines to reach the fill plug.
Just remember, "rookie questions", are the ones that some people don't ask
for fear of appearing ignorant. It's better to ask the question and get the
answer, than to find out after component failure that a $400 part could have
been saved with $.20 worth of lube and 10 minutes time.
Welcome to the world of the finicky, fickle and fun world of the British
sports car.
Larry Zink
Z Group Racing and Performance
Houston, Texas
-----Original Message-----
From: Davgil@aol.com <Davgil@aol.com>
To: triumphs@autox.team.net <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Date: Saturday, October 10, 1998 8:20 AM
Subject: Wheel cylinders
>
>Listers,
>
>I am in the process of replacing the wheel cylinders on my 76 TR6. I have
>obtained the new cylinders and have a question about installation. When I
>removed the wheel cylinders the dust boot was underneath the spring plate
(was
>adjacent to the backing plate) but it appears in my manual that the dust
boot
>fits outboard of the spring plate and the retaining clip. What is the
correct
>order for these items?
>Another rookie question. I have been reviewing the lubrication schecule
and
>procedures in my Haynes manual and it calls for rear axle lubrication but I
>cannot identify any place for lubrication. I know there must be something
I
>am missing so any hints would be valuable. Finally, in order to drain the
>differential oil, is the correct procedure to suction the old oil out or
>remove the plate on the diff for a complete drain. I do not have a drain
plug
>in the diff, but if I remove the plate I may have one installed. Many
thanks
>for any advice.
>
>David Gill
>76 TR6
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